Colt Knost News

The day called for fund-raising, a few laughs on the practice range and some fancy shots from PGA Tour pros Matt Bettencourt and Colt Knost.

Local golfers are promised a good time Saturday without a shot being struck. Two unique events are scheduled for Modesto and golfers can attend both.

A standard-bearer for Colt Knost and Carl Pettersson walks past bunkers on the 9th during the thi... Photo 1 of 21 Ted Wegrzyn, Sr., left, of Yorkville and son Ted Wegrzyn, Jr.

Perfect storm: Trent Whitekiller of Sallisaw got behind early and never recovered in a 6 and 5 second-round loss to Mike Van Sickle of Wexford, Pa.

" The annual football game between Stanford and Cal is known as "The Big Game." A version of that rivalry will be played out at Southern Hills in Friday's quarterfinals.

SMU Mustangs Max Buckley , Marc Sambol and Aaron Stewart have qualified for the 2009 U.S. Amateur to be played August 24-30, at Southern Hills Country Club and Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa.

The Nationwide Tour is in Springfield in Missouri this week for the Price Cutter Charity Championship at its long time home of the Robert Trent Jones Jr designed Highland Springs Golf Club.

When: Aug. 13-16 Where: Highland Springs Country Club Tickets: Free Thursday and Friday.

Highland Springs Country Club Purse $625,000 Winner's share $112,500 Television None Last year Colt Knost won the second of his two 2008 titles, closing with a 10-under 62 for a four-stroke victory.

Three years after winning the Price Cutter Charity Championship with a record-shattering score, Doug LaBelle II still is a bit mystified.

Canadian falls at Publinx Nick Taylor, from Canada, hits to the 5th hole of The Olympic Club Lake Course during quarterfinal match play against Colt Knost, of Dallas, at the U.S. Amateur golf championship in San Francisco, Friday, Aug.

Let the record show that Mike Van Sickle parred the first hole he ever played on the PGA Tour.

Cleburne Golf Links will open to the public Saturday. The former Cleburne Municipal closed in the fall of 2007 for a total redesign by Arlington-based architect John Colligan.

Former Kansas State men's golfer Aaron Watkins sits in a six-way tie for third place at the PGA Tour's Traveler's Championship on TPC River Highlands as second-round play was suspended Friday due to inclement weather.

Paul Goydos birdied five holes on the back nine Saturday and held a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry after the third round of the Travelers Championship.

Colt Knost caused quite a stir when he turned pro after tearing through the amateur ranks in 2007, giving up spots in the 2008 Masters, US Open, and British Open.

Golf Rainy daze ... Perry takes shelter and retains his lead. Reuters Kenny Perry holds lead as storm halts PGA Travellers Championship From correspondents in Cromwell, Connecticut June 27, 2009 Masters runner-up Kenny Perry has fired a two-under par 68 to maintain a two-stroke lead as thunderstorms halted play in the second round of the PGA ...

American Kenny Perry maintained his two-shot lead early in Friday's second round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut despite struggling with the pace of the greens.

NATIONWIDE Event : Fort Smith Classic. Site : Hardscrabble Country Club , Fort Smith, Ark.

Jason Enloe emerged from an eight-man logjam to win the Nationwide Tour's Fort Smith Classic on Sunday.